About the Role
The Stablecoins Policy team plays a critical role in leading the FCA's policy work on stablecoins. This role involves devising and driving policy work forward, liaising with multiple internal stakeholders, HMT, Bank of England, industry, and international regulators to propose a future regulatory framework.
Responsibilities
- Own key stablecoin policy issues by taking the lead in shaping proposals, reviewing information and collaborating with teams across the FCA.
- Drive impactful change by drafting public consultations on FCA rules and guidance, ensuring priorities influence industry and regulatory developments.
- Engage with stakeholders by building strong relationships with government, other regulators and industry participants to help shape the future of stablecoins policy.
- Provide expert insight by delivering advice and briefings on stablecoin policy issues to colleagues and senior management, shaping strategic outcomes.
- Grow expertise by developing deep knowledge of stablecoin and payment services regulations.
- Be part of transformation by playing a key role in a major regulatory change project, supporting the team and contributing to innovative solutions in an evolving policy landscape.
Requirements
- Demonstrable experience of analysing information and contributing to the development of policy.
- Proven experience presenting key issues clearly and succinctly both orally and in writing.
- Demonstrable experience of building and managing relationships with stakeholders.
- Proven experience of developing policy with demonstrable impact.
- Evidence of problem solving and organisational skills with the ability to manage a variety of overlapping priorities and issues.
- Willingness to learn and develop, taking on new responsibilities and adopting a flexible and pragmatic approach to your work.
Skills
- Stablecoin policy
- Payment services regulations
- Policy development
- Stakeholder management
- Problem solving
- Organisational skills
Location
- Edinburgh
- Leeds
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior Associate - Regulatory
Salary/Compensations
- National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £53,800 to £62,733
- London from £59,200 to £69,000
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Hybrid model (minimum 40% in office, increasing to 50% from September)
- Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age)
- Life assurance at eight times salary
- Private healthcare with Bupa
- Income protection
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
- 35 hours of paid volunteering annually
- Flexible benefits scheme
About the Company
- We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective.
- By joining us, you’ll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth, and shaping the future of UK finance services.
- SPC oversees firms and individuals (supervision), creates and reviews the rules by which they operate (policy) and identifies and remedies ineffective competition in markets (competition).
- Sitting in the Payments and Digital Assets directorate, the Policy department develops policy to address the challenges and opportunities the FCA identifies in crypto, open banking, open finance sectors.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one that’s free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference, and supports colleagues to deliver at their best.
- We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.
- If you require any adjustments due to a disability or condition, your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support.
- We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs, including options like part-time and job sharing where applicable.
- We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, and therefore, people or individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process.
